restern.¹

Brit.

/ˈrɛstə/, U.S.

/ˈrɛstər/

Forms: see rest v.¹ and -er suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rest v.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < rest v.¹ + -er suffix¹.Earlier currency is perhaps shown by the surname Simon le Ristere (1296); however, this is much more likely to represent an error for le Riscere (see rusher n.¹).

†1. Architecture. A support under an arch in a trussed roof. Also (apparently): a stone that supports a course of masonry. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1425 in Proc. Somerset Archaeol. & Nat. Hist. Soc. (1878) 23 32 (MED) Item, de vj d. solutis pro l copule resters ad le wyndbarge novelle capelle.

1445 in Wiltshire Archæol. & Nat. Hist. Mag. (1875) 15 330 (MED) With vj wyndowes clenly accordaunt, And ij stayers, And by twene every restour ix ynche.

a1472 in J. J. Wilkinson Receipts & Expenses Bodmin Church (1875) 16 (MED) Item, to Andrew Glyn and John Glyn for cariage of the resteris fro Lestithiell yn Wenys, xvij s.

2. A person who rests (in various senses), esp. a person who takes repose or has a break from activity. In later use: spec. an unemployed actor.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] > rest > one who

rester1435

reposera1648

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > actor > [noun] > unemployed actor

rester1931

R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Fire of Love 55 More truly it is in restars [L. quiescentibus] þen laborars.

1614 G. Meriton Christian Mans Assuring House 20 We have heere the perfection, not of resters, but of runners.

a1680 S. Charnock Several Disc. Existence of God (1682) 135 As the law it self is called flesh, so the observers of it and resters in it are called Israel after the flesh.

1773 W. Gilbank Script. Hist. Abraham 102 Boasters, resters in the laws, contemners of further instruction.

1848 People's Jrnl. 6 187/1 The little rester here, Like these infants of the year, Was, oh grief! as fair as they, And as quickly fled away.

1894 M. J. Thayers Buds & Blossoms 23 There he lay, sweet, peaceful rester, 'Neath his coverlet of flowers.

1931 R. Aldington Colonel's Daughter v. 300 The anteroom of a dramatic agency filled with restless resters.

1986 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 2 Nov. x. 14/1 My wife is a rester. On vacation, she could spend eons by lake, ocean or poolside, reading a book, admiring shrubbery or merely contemplating whatever comes to mind.

3. A ledge on which objects may be placed in front of a balcony in a theatre. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > auditorium > [noun] > balcony or circle > ledge in front of

rester1922

1922 Rep. Theatres & Music Halls Comm. in Minutes Proc. L.C.C., July–Dec. 1921 158 In order to prevent trays..being pushed off the resters in the front of balconies at theatres, etc...we have..decided to require..that the rester shall be sloped at, say, an angle of 30 deg.

1928 L.C.C. Req. & Rules for Places of Pub. Entertainment 14 Guardrails not less than 3 feet 6 inches high measured from the floor level shall be provided on the resters in front of gangways in tiers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rester
释义	restern.¹ Brit. /ˈrɛstə/, U.S. /ˈrɛstər/ Forms: see rest v.¹ and -er suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rest v.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < rest v.¹ + -er suffix¹.Earlier currency is perhaps shown by the surname Simon le Ristere (1296); however, this is much more likely to represent an error for le Riscere (see rusher n.¹). †1. Architecture. A support under an arch in a trussed roof. Also (apparently): a stone that supports a course of masonry. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1425 in Proc. Somerset Archaeol. & Nat. Hist. Soc. (1878) 23 32 (MED) Item, de vj d. solutis pro l copule resters ad le wyndbarge novelle capelle. 1445 in Wiltshire Archæol. & Nat. Hist. Mag. (1875) 15 330 (MED) With vj wyndowes clenly accordaunt, And ij stayers, And by twene every restour ix ynche. a1472 in J. J. Wilkinson Receipts & Expenses Bodmin Church (1875) 16 (MED) Item, to Andrew Glyn and John Glyn for cariage of the resteris fro Lestithiell yn Wenys, xvij s. 2. A person who rests (in various senses), esp. a person who takes repose or has a break from activity. In later use: spec. an unemployed actor. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] > rest > one who rester1435 reposera1648 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > actor > [noun] > unemployed actor rester1931 R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Fire of Love 55 More truly it is in restars [L. quiescentibus] þen laborars. 1614 G. Meriton Christian Mans Assuring House 20 We have heere the perfection, not of resters, but of runners. a1680 S. Charnock Several Disc. Existence of God (1682) 135 As the law it self is called flesh, so the observers of it and resters in it are called Israel after the flesh. 1773 W. Gilbank Script. Hist. Abraham 102 Boasters, resters in the laws, contemners of further instruction. 1848 People's Jrnl. 6 187/1 The little rester here, Like these infants of the year, Was, oh grief! as fair as they, And as quickly fled away. 1894 M. J. Thayers Buds & Blossoms 23 There he lay, sweet, peaceful rester, 'Neath his coverlet of flowers. 1931 R. Aldington Colonel's Daughter v. 300 The anteroom of a dramatic agency filled with restless resters. 1986 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 2 Nov. x. 14/1 My wife is a rester. On vacation, she could spend eons by lake, ocean or poolside, reading a book, admiring shrubbery or merely contemplating whatever comes to mind. 3. A ledge on which objects may be placed in front of a balcony in a theatre. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > auditorium > [noun] > balcony or circle > ledge in front of rester1922 1922 Rep. Theatres & Music Halls Comm. in Minutes Proc. L.C.C., July–Dec. 1921 158 In order to prevent trays..being pushed off the resters in the front of balconies at theatres, etc...we have..decided to require..that the rester shall be sloped at, say, an angle of 30 deg. 1928 L.C.C. Req. & Rules for Places of Pub. Entertainment 14 Guardrails not less than 3 feet 6 inches high measured from the floor level shall be provided on the resters in front of gangways in tiers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † restern.² Forms: see rest v.² and -er suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rest v.², -er suffix¹. Etymology: < rest v.² + -er suffix¹. Compare arrester n. Obsolete. rare. A person who makes an arrest. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > arrest > [noun] > one who arrests messenger?1316 arrester1440 attacher1440 rester1440 apprehender1608 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 431 Restare [?a1475 Winch. Reestare], or a-restare, arestator. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.¹1425n.²1440
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